Schwabenstreich

German

Etymology

Schwabe +‎ -n- +‎ Streich. The term may originate from folk tales such as The Seven Swabians relating foolish acts ascribed to Swabians; the term has later been reappropriated.

Noun

Schwabenstreich m (strong, genitive Schwabenstreiches or Schwabenstreichs, plural Schwabenstreiche)

1. foolish act
2. (Swabia) daring, intelligent act

Declension

Declension of Schwabenstreich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwabenstreich	die	Schwabenstreiche
genitive	eines	des	Schwabenstreiches, Schwabenstreichs	der	Schwabenstreiche
dative	einem	dem	Schwabenstreich, Schwabenstreiche1	den	Schwabenstreichen
accusative	einen	den	Schwabenstreich	die	Schwabenstreiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Schwabenstreich” in Duden online